Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
Prof U of Toronto. Studying illiberalism, race, periphery: how are these three connected? East and South peripheries of the EU. Jews, Muslims, Islamophobia, antisemitism.
Author of White But Not Quite: Central Europe's Illiberal Revolt. ..
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Prof U of Toronto. Studying illiberalism, race, periphery: how are these three connected? East and South peripheries of the EU. Jews, Muslims, Islamophobia, antisemitism.
Author of White But Not Quite: Central Europe's Illiberal Revolt.
Ivan Kalmar is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian professor.
Source: Wikipedia
Political science
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Sociology
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Prečo by nás mali zaujímať Lajčákove odkazy pre sexuálneho predátora Epsteina
Ako sa z diplomatickej korešpondencie stala kronika pedofila.
www.sme.sk
Slovak minister pitched the PM, Robert Fico, via Epstein for Steve Bannon's project for a right turn in European politics. This, according to some Slovak media, is in the Epstein files.
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Very grateful to Louis Howard Porter for a gracious review of my book White But Not Quite and its contribution to understand how racialization functions in postcommunist Europe.
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Three Challenges to Racial Innocence - Ed. Catherine Baker, Bogdan C. Iacob, Anikó Imre, and James Mark. Off White: Central and Eastern Europe and the Global History of Race. Manchester: Manchester Un...
Three Challenges to Racial Innocence - Ed. Catherine Baker, Bogdan C. Iacob, Anikó Imre, and James Mark. Off White: Central and Eastern Europe and the Global History of Race. Manchester: Manchester Un...
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This is behind a paywall but well worth a read, a good introduction to some of the ways whiteness is avoided, misunderstood and underestimated. Dm for a copy
Reposted by Rod Earle
Three Challenges to Racial Innocence - Ed. Catherine Baker, Bogdan C. Iacob, Anikó Imre, and James Mark. Off White: Central and Eastern Europe and the Global History of Race. Manchester: Manchester Un...
Three Challenges to Racial Innocence - Ed. Catherine Baker, Bogdan C. Iacob, Anikó Imre, and James Mark. Off White: Central and Eastern Europe and the Global History of Race. Manchester: Manchester Un...
doi.org
Very grateful to Louis Howard Porter for a gracious review of my book White But Not Quite and its contribution to understand how racialization functions in postcommunist Europe.
doi.org/10.1017/slr....
doi.org/10.1017/slr....
Me: "Do you have a bias that could be described as Western?"
AI: "Yes, almost certainly. I was built by a San Francisco company, trained predominantly on English-language text, and my training data massively overrepresents perspectives from Western academic, journalistic, and internet discourse."
AI: "Yes, almost certainly. I was built by a San Francisco company, trained predominantly on English-language text, and my training data massively overrepresents perspectives from Western academic, journalistic, and internet discourse."
Slovak president responds to Magyar's open letter, says referring to Slovakia
as Felvidék is an insult
Peter Pellegrini was responding to a letter written by the Tisza Party president to Slovak PM Fico about the recently adopted law in Slovakia which, Magyar said violates human rights, causes fear, div...
telex.hu
The brutal postwar decrees hitting Germans and Hungarians in Czechoslovakia wouldn't stand up to human rights standards today. But it's worrying how Péter Magyar, who might replace Orbán, is joining this trivial naming dispute to attract reactionary nationalists.
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A lively discussion followed the brilliant @manuelaboatca.bsky.social's presentation at the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies of U of Toronto's Munk School yesterday, discussing her and Anca Parvulescu's book, Creolizing the Modern.
Hungary grants asylum to former Polish minister amid abuse of power investigation
Former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro faces allegations he ran a criminal group while in government
www.theguardian.com
He may not stay in Budapest too long; perhaps they'll both have to go to Moscow if Orbán falls as well.
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Dec 15
Zuzana Čaputová
V Sydney opäť zabíjala nenávisť. Správy o teroristickom útoku v Sydney ma veľmi zasiahli. Útočníci sa rozhodli popraviť členov židovskej komunity, ktorí sa stretli k oslave sviatku Chanuka. Je to...
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One of the victims of the antisemitic attack in Sidney was a Slovak-Australian Holocaust survivor, Marika Pogany, a friend of the former Slovak president, Zuzana Čaputová.
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Markus Frohnmaier of the German far-right AfD meets a US State Department official, praises MAGA, attacks Europe’s political direction – and has a long record of pro-Kremlin engagement. This article connects the dots: shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/from-mosco...
Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Salvini: “Sogno che l’Italia riapra i ponti con la Russia prima degli altri”
La Lega frena ancora sulle armi all’Ucraina. Romeo: “No a missili a lungo raggio, decreto di proroga aiuti non allineato al percorso negoziale”
www.repubblica.it
Salvini, leader of the even-more-right-wing opposition: "I dream of Italy reopening bridges to Russia before the others." 1. Salvini doesn't think Hungary and Slovakia are important enough for him to include among "the others." 2. No comment.
www.repubblica.it/politica/202...
www.repubblica.it/politica/202...
Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Czech foundation drops Flamingo missile donation amid Ukraine corruption probes
The Czech foundation Gift for Putin will no longer buy Flamingo cruise missiles from Ukrainian weapons maker Fire Point due to connections to a recent corruption scandal, local media reported.
"We co...
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Czech foundations drops plan to buy Ukrainian Flamingo missiles, due to alleged corruption.
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Egy lépéssel közelebb a budapesti békecsúcs? – videón Orbán Viktor és Vlagyimir Putyin találkozója
Magyarországon vannak jelenleg a legalacsonyabb energiaárak Európában.
magyarnemzet.hu
In Moscow, Putin told Orbán that it was Trump's idea to hold a US-Russia summit on Ukraine in Budapest, according to the Orbán mouthpiece, the newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Nov 20
I just got news from Bristol University Press that they granted translation rights to a Polish publisher. I don't know yet who that is, but I'm overjoyed. I always wanted the book to be accessible in Polish. Ale się cieszę!
Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Trump gives Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions
The opt-out comes despite the US increasing pressure on allies to sever economic ties with Russia.
www.bbc.com
Orbán is not "echoing" Trump, as the article says. He was there first. Trump is echoing him, if anything.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Muslim surveillance: The real story behind the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
In May 2016, an organisation of Western governments headquartered in Berlin, called the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), adopted a definition of anti-Semitism that incorporates …
www.middleeastmonitor.com
Fascinating article by James Renton on the origins of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, and its entanglements with islamophobia.
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251028-mus...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251028-mus...
Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Nov 3
PAMIĘĆ POLSKO-AFRYKAŃSKA
Komunikat Stowarzyszenia NIGDY WIĘCEJ
#1listopada Stowarzyszenie NIGDY WIĘCEJ uczciło pamięć polskich uchodźców zmarłych w Afryce w latach II wojny światowej i zaapelowało o humanitarne traktowanie uchodźców we współczesnej Polsce.
www.nigdywiecej.org/komunikaty/r...
Komunikat Stowarzyszenia NIGDY WIĘCEJ
#1listopada Stowarzyszenie NIGDY WIĘCEJ uczciło pamięć polskich uchodźców zmarłych w Afryce w latach II wojny światowej i zaapelowało o humanitarne traktowanie uchodźców we współczesnej Polsce.
www.nigdywiecej.org/komunikaty/r...
What an amazing, important project.
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PAMIĘĆ POLSKO-AFRYKAŃSKA
Komunikat Stowarzyszenia NIGDY WIĘCEJ
#1listopada Stowarzyszenie NIGDY WIĘCEJ uczciło pamięć polskich uchodźców zmarłych w Afryce w latach II wojny światowej i zaapelowało o humanitarne traktowanie uchodźców we współczesnej Polsce.
www.nigdywiecej.org/komunikaty/r...
Komunikat Stowarzyszenia NIGDY WIĘCEJ
#1listopada Stowarzyszenie NIGDY WIĘCEJ uczciło pamięć polskich uchodźców zmarłych w Afryce w latach II wojny światowej i zaapelowało o humanitarne traktowanie uchodźców we współczesnej Polsce.
www.nigdywiecej.org/komunikaty/r...
Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Oct 29
Slovak cartoon: "Politicians have made a law to set up a walking speed limit of 6 km/h. Finally! A measure to slow down the departure of young people from the country."
Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Oct 23
From the europe community on Reddit: It seems we are witnessing the largest demonstration in Budapest so far
Explore this post and more from the europe community
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Hundreds of thousands demonstrate in Budapest against the Orbán government, while opposition leader Péter Magyar leads in the polls with an agenda ("moderate" to be sure) of social justice.
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Hungary to ensure Putin can enter Budapest for summit with Trump – Europe live
Russian president is facing arrest warrrant from International Criminal Court for war crimes
www.theguardian.com
In Egypt, Trump explicitly wished Orbán good luck in the upcoming elections. Choosing to meet with Putin in Budapest is another gift to this architectsof "illiberal democracy," who is facing a very serious electoral challenge.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Oct 7
Výsledek je pro nás šok, překonali jsme kritickou masu, říká vedoucí iniciativy Zakroužkuj ženu
„Před čtyřmi lety jsme co chvíli četli, jak si vymýšlíme a že si tu ženy přece žijí úplně stejný život jako muži a my chceme jen tupě prosazovat jedno pohlaví bez ohledu na kompetence,“ říká v rozhovo...
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It seems that in the Czech parliamentary election, there was a successful effort by voters to elect female candidates.
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Oct 5
Volby 2025 a Kanada - Výsledky voleb online
Volby 2025: Kanada – aktuální výsledky online – průběžné i konečné. Všechny informace o volbách a jejich průběhu přehledně.
www.seznamzpravy.cz
In the Czech parliamentary elections, parties from the left to the centre-right received 89.59% of the vote, and A. Babiš's "populist" ANO only 3.24% - among Czech voters in Canada. (Not quite so back home.)
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Sep 28
Sorosék ellen hamarosan vádat emelhetnek
A Trump-kormányzat ezzel a USAID leépítése után a baloldali korrupciós hálózat másik fontos pillérét ütheti ki.
magyarnemzet.hu
Orbán's mouthpiece newspaper Magyar Nemzet revels in Trump's plans to prosecute George Soros, Orbán's long-term obsession. This is perhaps the most striking of the many parallels between Hungarian and American autocracy today.
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Sep 12
POLITICO Poll of Polls — Slovakian polls, trends and election news for Slovakia
POLLING FROM ACROSS EUROPE. UPDATED DAILY. Slovakia — National parliament voting intention What is Poll of Polls and how does it work? Read more here. Slovakia — European election 2024 results…
www.politico.eu
The Progressive Slovakia party is the country's most popular, ahead of the leading "populist" Smer.
www.politico.eu/europe-poll-...
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Sep 5
Ukraine/Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the latest Russian attacks against Ukraine
This statement is supported by 26 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembo...
www.eeas.europa.eu
Looks like even Fico could not refuse to sign this statement; Orbán could.
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Slovak Prime Minister Fico to meet Xi, Putin, Zelenskiy this week
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at China's World War Two anniversary celebrations in Beijing this week, Fico said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
Even his mentor Viktor Orbán is not doing this.
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Sep 1
Andrej Babis: Czech opposition leader hit in head with crutch at rally
Andrej Babis's party blamed the government for creating a climate of hate against the ex-PM.
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For his sake, let's wish him a speedy recovery and for the country's sake, let's wish this doesn't make him more likely to be elected.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Aug 21
Szijjártó: Trump did not call Viktor Orbán after his talks with European leaders
The reports about such a call are false according to the minister. He did not, however, exclude the possibility of Budapest hosting talks between Zelensky and Putin.
telex.hu
Orbán's geopolitical ideology in a nutshell: Hungary is a "Western country," but the only one with a good relationship with Russia.
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Aug 11
Lecture of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the 34th Bálványos Summer Free University and Student Camp - The official website of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Attendees at the Free University.
miniszterelnok.hu
"Ukraine should not be admitted to the European Union, bringing in the war with it – even if the whole of Brussels responds by throwing a fit." - Viktor Orbán
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Ivan Kalmar
@ivan-kalmar.bsky.social
· Aug 5
Interesting word of the day: tsundoku 積ん読 (Japanese) - to buy books and not read them or only read a part of them. Apparently this is considered to be a positive thing in Japan, as you may possibly read the works later.